Author Archives: diealoguecafe

At a time when we’re getting on, that is, getting older, are we also getting wiser about aged care?  According to this report we’re not. What needs to happen to change the direction we’re currently heading in?  It’s a rather … Continue reading →

As traditions lose their grip on many people within our society and as children move away from the ways of doing business practised by their parents, there are also changes in the way we do funerals.  The future looks very … Continue reading →

What makes a great speech great?  Is it the content, the delivery, a combination of the two?   Great art, so they say, is in the eye of the beholder.  Whatever the equivalent for speeches, the circumstances of the listener, might … Continue reading →

What prompts us to think about what we normally don’t think about.  Well if the COVID-19 pandemic has done anything it has certainly made us sit up and take notice about death on a scale we haven’t seen for many … Continue reading →

There are lots of little things we engage in each day – call them rituals – that depending on your point of view are done as part of family tradition or the larger social culture. Some rituals are handed down … Continue reading →

History has messages for those prepared to listen. On a program broadcast on The Drum (ABC-TV, Thursday 27 March 2020) one of the guests attempted to introduce some history and some big picture thining into the discussion.  One of the … Continue reading →

Here we are wondering what nature will confront us with next. Are we prepared? In these times of uncertainty it’s nice to know that there are still some things we can fall back on when confusion seems to be all … Continue reading →

What to do when there’s a sudden death in the family.  More to the point what to do when someone dies in their sleep in your own home when you’re least expecting it. This is what happened to Emma Grey … Continue reading →